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G/SPS/N/ARG/151 
22 September 2011 
 (11-4571) 
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures Original:   Spanish 
  
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
1. Notifying Member:  ARGENTINA 
If applicable, name of local government involved:  
2. Agency responsible:  Servicio Nacional de Sanidad y Calidad Agroalimentaria , SENASA 
(National Agriculture and Food Quality and Health Service) 
3. Products covered (provide tariff item numbe r(s) as specified in national schedules 
deposited with the WTO;  ICS numbers should be provided in addition, where 
applicable):  Seed potato ( Solanum tuberosum ) tubers 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable: 
[ ] All trading partners [X] Specific regions or countries:  Canada  
5. Title of the notified document:  Actualización de requisitos fitosanitarios establecidos por 
Argentina para el ingreso de tubérculos semilla  de papa (Solanum tuberosum) originarios 
de Canadá (Update of phytosanitary requirements esta blished by Argentina for the entry of 
seed potato ( Solanum tuberosum ) tubers  originating in Canada) Language(s):  Spanish 
Number of pages:  3 
6. Description of content:  The notified text updates the phytosanitary requirements 
established by Argentina for the entry of seed potato ( Solanum tuberosum ) tubers  
originating in Canada. 
The draft text specifies the additional declar ations required on phytosanitary certificates 
accompanying consignments of seed potato ( Solanum tuberosum ) tubers. 
7. Objective and rationale:  [ ] food safety, [ ] animal health, [X] plant protection, 
[ ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or  disease, [ ] protect territory from other 
damage from pests.  
8. Is there a relevant international stan dard?  If so, identify the standard:  
[ ] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g. title or serial number of Codex standard 
or related text)  
[ ] World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g. Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number)  
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g. ISPM number)  
[X] None  G/SPS/N/ARG/151 
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   Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard? 
 [ ] Yes [ ] No 
 If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard: 
9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  Available in 
Spanish 
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) :  After the close of the comment period  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) :  
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  [ ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) :  Immediately upon adoption 
[ ] Trade facilitating measure  
12. Final date for comments:  [X] Sixty days  from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) :  21 November 2011 
Agency or authority designated to handl e comments:  [ ] National Notification 
Authority, [X] National Enquiry Point.   Address, fax number and e-mail address 
(if available) of other body:  
13. Texts available from:  [ ] National Notification  Authority, [X] National Enquiry Point.  
Address, fax number and e-mail address (if available) of other body:  
Servicio Nacional de Sanidad y Calidad Agroalimentaria (SENASA) 
Coordinación de Relaciones Internacionales e Institucionales Tel.: +(54 11) 4121-5353 
Fax: +(54 11) 4121-5360 
E-mail: relint@senasa.gov.ar or cuareveg@senasa.gov.ar 
Website: http://www.senasa.gov.ar/